Index

A

Add Attribute dialog box, 540–541

advertisements, 3

aim constraint, 577–580, 583–584

Alienbrain software, 26–27

alignment

texture, 399–400

vertices, 63

alpha maps, 415–426. See also transparency

described, 415

eyes, 419–424

hair, 415–419

texture details, 415–426

viewing in Maya, 417–419

wings, 424–426

anatomy, 19, 90, 776–778

animation. See also character rigging

archives, 760–763

blending, 713

categories, 712–714

cinematic, 713–714

clothing, 13

considerations, 13

custom, 713

cycle, 712

dividing, 711

Dope Sheet, 724–726

dynamic attributes, 521–522

facial. See facial animation

fidget, 712

fingers, 545–550

FK, 525–526

four-stage, 712–713

hair, 13, 589–590

idle, 712

IK, 525–530

manipulating, 760–763

mirroring, 711

optimization, 710–711

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